2 Chronicles 1:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon's merchants trade chariots and horses from Egypt, supplying even the surrounding kings.
What Does 2 Chronicles 1:17 Mean?
The chapter ends with the details of this trade. Chariots and horses are bought from Egypt at set prices, and Solomon's merchants become the channel through which even the kings of the Hittites and Syria obtain their horses. Israel sits at the center of regional commerce.
The first chapter closes with a kingdom at the height of its visible success, rich, influential, secure. Yet the abundance of horses and chariots subtly recalls the temptations laid before every king. The story holds out both the goodness of God's blessing and a quiet caution: outward greatness must rest on the inward wisdom Solomon first asked for, or it cannot last.
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What does 2 Chronicles 1:17 mean?
Solomon's merchants trade chariots and horses from Egypt, supplying even the surrounding kings.